Hello everyone,
I have been very busy with my internship at 93XRocks! A local radio station in Minneapolis. Every Thursday I make the journey to the radio station thinking about the task ahead, and as always the job is both filled with interesting tasks, questions and insight!
I'll point out some of the things we have been doing. Right now my routine consists of arriving on scene at 1:00pm to see Patrick do his on air spot. This display of 'mind over microphone' showed me that no mistakes are aloud when on air. Keeping your eye on the ball is crucial to running fast, flowing, quality show. After Patrick is done with his spot. We usually move on to recording a couple of commercials. Usually commercials get divided into two categories: the ones that air, and the ones that get streamed on the internet. Patrick recorded a commercial for 'Jobdig' and edited it using Audicy, a piece of hardware akin to the shuffle feature in Protools. He used this opportunity to show me how to operate Audicy and then had me edit the second commercial we recorded. he also showed me the other systems they use such as Encodad [Digital Audio Delivery], and Dalet.
After the commercials we usually take most of our time and devote it to producing and recording "loud & Local". Sponsored by McNally Smith College of Music, this spot features the best in the local Minnesotan scene. We make our best efforts to always keep the show fresh and fun for the listeners! The show usually takes about an hour to produce, wherein we choose the music for all the different categories, we jot them down on a piece of paper which Patrick uses as cues for the show; we look around for the music in Studio B which harbors all the music and which we also use to record the show. Then the actual recording and editing of the show takes approximately 40 minutes. Eventually I'll be taking on the whole recording process, and throw in the cues, and run the music, etc; all Patrick will have to do is speak into the microphone, but for this, baby steps are needed.
the most beneficial part of my internship at 93XRocks! aside from the fast learning curve and constant influx of ideas and strategies shown to me by the station's DJ's has been meeting the rest of the wonderful staff. Everyone working there bears a critical part of the entire process. It is amazing to see how smooth team work and clean communication can benefit a larger entity.
Don't forget to tune into 93XRocks! on Sunday nights for our spot, Loud & local!
Unai J Bolivar Uriarte
Production
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